Oil and Gas Entry-Level Jobs
Oil Platform Jobs There are a wide variety of specialized
jobs in the oil and gas industry. This should come as no surprise
in an industry as diverse and widespread as this one is.
With billions of dollars in production value at stake with
each oil well or drilling platform, the value that the oil
company places on its employees is very high.
There are few other industries that depend so highly on the
abilities of its employees to get their respective job duties
completed on time.
Many factors depend on the ability of a drilling team to
properly drill and produce a certain amount of crude oil for
production at the refineries.
It's this level of production that will determine the viability
of each oil well location.
A crack team of well drillers and technicians can mean everything
when it comes to producing oil from wells. Many of the larger
drilling platforms can produce more than 150,000 barrels of
oil every day!
Some of the specialized jobs that are in demand in the oil
and gas industry include roughnecks, which are like the crew
on a sailing vessel who handle all the smaller - but no less
important - jobs on the site.
The standard pay for many of these roughnecks can range from
$275-$475 per day, depending on the company you're working
for and the location and special circumstances of the well
you're working on. Many people start out working in the industry
by being roughnecks.
This is a great way to find out if you've got what it takes
to work on an oil rig or drilling platform.
Many roughnecks are able to move up in rank to become well
drillers after they've put in a lot of time doing roughneck
tasks.
This move up in position means more responsibility and more
pay. Well drillers have more responsibility for the day-to-day
drilling work, and can earn $375-$650 per day plus bonuses.
Supervisors on each rig are called tool pushers or drill leaders
and can expect to receive upwards of $100,000 per year for their
valued experience.
Some other essential jobs that are in demand and required on
many offshore drilling sites and oil platforms are rope access
technicians who are responsible for the inspection of all the
higher areas of the platform structures to make sure that items
aren't in danger of falling on workers on the decks below.
As you can imagine, this is not a job for anyone afraid of
heights and it's a very important job that all the employees
working on the deck below are appreciative of.
